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000 FZUS63 KMQT 070751 GLFLS OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR LAKE SUPERIOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 351 AM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008 FOR WATERS BEYOND FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE SUPERIOR .SYNOPSIS...A 30.5 INCH HIGH PRESSURE CENTER SOUTH OF JAMES BAY WILL GRADUALLY MOVE TO THE EAST COAST TODAY AND WEAKEN TO 30.3 INCHES. MEANWHILE...A COLD FRONT OVER MINNESOTA WILL WORK ITS WAY ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. BY THURSDAY...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEEPEN TO 29.3 INCHES OVER HUDSON BAY WHILE A 30.1 INCH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON FRIDAY. ANOTHER WEAK TROUGH AVERAGING 30.0 INCHES WILL SLIDE ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A 30.5 INCH HIGH WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN ONTARIO ON SUNDAY AS THE TROUGH REMAINS ANCHORED OVER THE LAKE SUPERIOR. LSZ162-072100- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM- 351 AM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008 /251 AM CDT TUE OCT 7 2008/ .TODAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING SOUTH LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN JUST A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST. WAVES CALM TO 2 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. $$ LSZ263-072100- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- 351 AM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008 .TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST LATE. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN JUST A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BACKING SOUTHWEST. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. .FRIDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. $$ LSZ264-072100- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 351 AM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008 .TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS BY MID AFTERNOON. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN JUST A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. $$ LSZ265-072100- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- 351 AM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008 .TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT... THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. $$ LSZ266-267-072100- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 351 AM EDT TUE OCT 7 2008 .TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. .TONIGHT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING...THEN VEERING WEST BY MID AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. .THURSDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. .FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. .SATURDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BACKING EAST. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. $$ LSZ261-072100- MAFOR 0709/ SUPERIOR WEST 12330 12320 11326 11426 11526 11620. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 TO 5 FEET. 220305. SUPERIOR NORTH CENTRAL 12440 13340 12446 11430. ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET. 210508 210609. SUPERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL 14440 11440 12430 11436. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT. 220508. SUPERIOR EAST 14340 11340 11330 11430 11436. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WAVES 4 TO 8 FEET. 220508. $$ DLG
